Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometric analysis of bacillus anthracis: From fingerprint analysis of the bacterium to quantification of its toxins in clinical samples

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 83-97

  Woolfitt, Adrian R ^a   Boyer, Anne E ^a   Quinn, Conrad P ^a   Hoffmaster, Alex R ^a   Kozel, Thomas R ^b   De, Barun K ^a   Gallegos, Maribel ^a   Moura, Hercules ^a   Pirkle, James L ^a   Barr, John R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Anthrax lethal factor; Anthrax toxin; Bacillus anthracis; Fingerprinting; MALDI MS; Quantification; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650483045     PISSN: 18746489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9815-3_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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